Two years have passed since the events of The Order of the Scales. Across the realms, dragons are still hatching. Hatching, and hatching free.Skorl is an Ember, a soldier trained from birth to fight dragons. He is a living weapon, one-shot only, saturated with enough dragon-poison to bring down a monster all on his own. Misanthrope, violent and a drunk, to fulfil his purpose and slay a dragon, means to be eaten. Now Skorl has a choice: he can hang for his crimes, or he can...

Le Palais Adamantin se dresse au cœur d’un empire né sur les cendres d’un monde autrefois dominé par les dragons. La race des hommes faillit bien disparaître sous les crocs de ces êtres tyranniques, mais ils découvrirent un jour un procédé alchimique grâce auquel ils soumirent leurs prédateurs. Les terribles créatures de jadis servent aujourd’hui de montures aux chevaliers impériaux et de monnaie d’échange dans le jeu de pouvoir auquel se livrent les grandes maisons aristocratiques. L’empi...

Praised by Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks alike - the dragon fantasy that heralded the arrival of an exciting new talent on the fantasy sceneThe Adamantine Palace lies at the centre of an empire that grew out of ashes. Once dragons ruled the world and man was little more than prey. Then a way of subduing the dragons through alchemy was discovered and now the dragons are bred to be mere mounts for knights and highly valued tokens in the diplomatic power-players tha...

With its engaging thief-taker hero, this YA series from the acclaimed author of The ADAMANTINE PALACE is perfect for fans of Trudi Canavan and Robin Hobb.Berren has left his past as an apprentice thief-taker behind him, in a mist of blood and screams and death. Press-ganged as a sailor, his old life is now just a distant memory. Until the day he spots someone who might well be his old master, Syannis, the man who killed Berren's first love. Syannis was thought dead, but he is a har...

Alors que les factions rivales se disputent le contrôle du Palais Adamantin, la Némésis des hommes approche. Tous les dragons des royaumes s’éveillent de la torpeur alchimique dans laquelle ils étaient artificiellement plongés depuis des siècles, et leur nature furieuse reprend le dessus. Ils se rappellent leur passé, qui se confond avec la création du monde lui-même, et ils comprennent peu à peu ce que les hommes leur ont infligé… Leur vengeance sera brutale. Et tandis qu’une centaine d’e...

Jehal est parvenu à ses fins : Zafir, sa maîtresse, occupe le trône de l’Orateur, la reine Shezira croupit dans les geôles du Palais Adamantin, et son mariage avec la princesse Lystra, l’une des filles de cette dernière, lui assure la jouissance d’un des plus puissants royaumes. La seule chose qu’il n’avait pas prévue, après ces années d’empoisonnement et de trahisons en tout genre, c’est… l’ennui ! Pourtant, entre les manigances coupables de Zafir, la menace constante des armées du Roi de...

Berren has lived in the city all his life. He has made his way as a thief, paying a little of what he earns to the Fagin like master of their band. But there is a twist to this tale of a thief.One day Berren goes to watch an execution of three thieves. He watches as the thief-taker takes his reward and decides to try and steal the prize. He fails. The young thief is taken. But the thief-taker spots something in Berren. And the boy reminds him of someone as well. Berren becomes his ...

A city of dark and deadly secrets, a prince who must be protected, a young man who can barely use a sword. Berren's thrilling new adventure from the author of THE ADAMANTINE PALACE.Berren is not enjoying himself. Trapped in a temple, forced to learn how to read, how to write and how to recall the histories of the Saints, all he wants is to be given a sword. As a thief-taker's apprentice he imagined a world of daring night-time chases, glorious victories and a life ...

Praised by the likes of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks, Stephen Deas has made dragons his own.Captured by an unknown enemy and forced to wage war on his rivals, the Dragon Queen has found herself hated and feared by all the people of this new land. There is little they can do to hurt her while she has her dragon, but she cannot escape while the magic necklace she is forced to wear remains active - or it will throttle her. And the enemies of her new master are gathering for revenge...

Praised by the likes of Joe Abercrombie and Brent Weeks, Stephen Deas has made dragons his own.In the years before the Dragons laid waste to man's empire, the fearsome monsters were used for war and as gifts of surpassing wealth to buy favour in the constant political battles that tore at the kingdoms.Notorious in these battles was the Dragon Queen. And now she is a prisoner. But no one is more dangerous than when caged ...The critics, fellow authors and readers ali...

Prince Jehal has murdered, poisoned and betrayed his way to the top. There is a new speaker for the realms, his opposition has been crushed, now he just has to enjoy the fruits of power. And yet he feels more for the wife he married for power than perhaps he should and his lover knows it.Out in the realms those loyal to the old regime are still plotting. and there are rumours that the Red Riders, heralds of revolution and doom are on the ride.And still no-one has found the f...

Myla, Seth, and Fings find themselves under siege in Deephaven, a city ravaged by the plague, and stalked by demons.Myla has returned with Orien to her native Deepwater to face her past. Learning she's in trouble, Fingers and Seth head off on a rescue mission. Myla doesn't need rescuing, thanks, but now that they're in Deepwater, Seth delves into the secrets of a dead warlock and Fingers digs into the truth of his missing brother.But as the trio co...